The Nigeria Customs Service, Tincan Island Command, said it intercepted cocaine, arms and ammunition worth N4.3 billion.
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this while addressing journalists during the handing over of the seized contraband at the command on Thursday.
Adeniyi said that the seized contraband came from South Africa and Canada.
He added that the command also intercepted Colorado Indica weighing 32.5 kilogrammes.
The Customs boss added that “40 packets of substances weighing 39.7kg confirmed to be Cocaine, 1026 packets weighing 688.2kg confirmed to be Colarado Indica, two pistols without serial numbers, one pistol with serial number, AZYSRA6YSO12101181, 3 empty magazines, 275 rounds of 5.5mm M16 Tavor live ammunition, six rounds of 9mm blank ammunition seized from one 40 foot container with serial number, THRU 796807/1 imported from Durban, South Africa were also seized.
The CGC said that the total seized substances were 56.39kg of cocaine valued at N2.3bn, and 955kg of Colorado Indica valued at N1.9bn, “all with a street value of N4.3bn.
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